Endozoochory decreases environmental filtering imposed to seedlings

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 677-689

  Cavallero, Laura ^a   Aizen, Marcelo A ^a   Raffaele, Estela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Ecological filters; Environmental heterogeneity; Saplings; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; PHYLOGENETICS; RADIATION BALANCE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAPLING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOCHORY;

PATAGONIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863505277     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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